I think the critical factor here is time. If I see someone I'm attracted to, I'll occasionally approach them and start a conversation; these are people I don't know, and in many cases have never seen before. In those cases, it doesn't matter much to me whether my advance is rejected. I took a reasonable risk and lost…

Just be careful!

Good for you. (Seriously). I had this conversation with more than a few guys in my life - sometimes initiated by me, sometimes by them. I maintained friendships with all of them, even after they rejected me or I rejected them. (I am not saying I am still friends with them now, but that is mostly because the…

I'm giving myself an Adult Award this week because the other day I asked a guy out, he said he wasn't interested, we had a conversation about it, and now we're going to continue being friends and I feel good about it.